Avionics Gateway Interface, Systems and Methods

1. A method of processing information on-board an aircraft comprising the steps of: providing an avionics device installed in said aircraft, wherein said avionics device is an FAA-certified device; operably connecting a non-certified device within said aircraft to said FAA-certified device; generating non-certified information on said non-certified device; generating FAA-certified information on said FAA-certified device; transmitting and receiving electronic packets of non-certified information from said non-certified device to said FAA-certified device; generating a request for a user acknowledgement or confirmation on said FAA-certified device after said FAA-certified device receives said non-certified information; and allowing changes to information or functionality of said FAA-certified device only after said user acknowledgement or confirmation is completed.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said step of generating a request for user acknowledgement or confirmation is accomplished by a gateway service.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said step of generating a request for user acknowledgement or confirmation is accomplished by said FAA-certified device.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 wherein said step of transmitting and receiving electronic packets of non-certified information from said non-certified device to said FAA-certified device is accomplished through a gateway.

5. A method of displaying information on-board an aircraft comprising the steps of: providing an avionics device installed in said aircraft, wherein said avionics device is an FAA-certified device; operably connecting a non-certified device within said aircraft to said FAA-certified device; transmitting information from said non-certified device to said FAA-certified device; transmitting information from said FAA-certified device to said non-certified device; generating a request for a user acknowledgement or confirmation on said FAA-certified device after said FAA-certified device receives said non-certified information; and allowing changes to information or functionality of said FAA-certified device only after said user acknowledgement or confirmation is completed.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said transmitting steps are performed through a gateway device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising the steps of: generating a request for a user acknowledgement or confirmation on said FAA-certified device after said FAA-certified device receives said non-certified information; and allowing changes to information or functionality of a second FAA-certified device connected to said FAA-certified device only after said user acknowledgement or confirmation is completed.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising the steps of: connecting said avionics device to an avionics display installed in said aircraft, wherein said avionics display is non-certified; and displaying said information transmitted from said non-certified device on said avionics display.